Game



June 15, 1943.

H. F. MARLOW GAME Filed Oct. l, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I i .All

Mcm/ffm J June 15, 1943. F- MARLQW I 2,321,835

GAME' Filed Oct. 1l 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 dnn :Ll/4) Patented June 15, 1943 U N l T E D vSTAT E. S PATE-INT FFICIE GAME Henry F. Marlow, Los Angeles, Calif. application october 1, 1940, semina.. 359,215 solaires. {ciers-102) This invention relates to a game and refers particularly to the type of game in which a missile is thrown at a target.

It is a general object cf the present invention to provide a game apparatus which includes a `suitable target for holding a disc-shaped missile at the point at which the missile strikes the target.

When a disc-shaped missile is thrown it has the familiar property of sailing through space, andA .if thrown correctly .will maintain its angular position with reference to the ground more frequently and unless carefully thrown will curve or divert itself from its original line of night.

:The hurling of missiles of disc shape provides f- `considerable grounds for the display of skill, but

heretofore5 as far as I am aware, there has been no target against which disc-shaped materials may be thrown, which target is capable of catching and holding the missiles at the point where.,A

the missiles strike the target.

The apparatus of the present invention profvides a target capable of catching discs at points where they strike the target, provided the discs nare sailed into the target at a ,predetermined-V` angular position, a vertical angular position being found most suitable forthe target. The apparatus ol' the present invention also provides means for stopping and collecting the disc mis- .siles which are incorrectly thrown at the target and means by which various manners of scoring may be employed.

The game apparatus of the present invention i together with various further objects and advantages of the same will be most clearly understoodi;

from a description of a preferred form or eX- ample of a `game apparatus embodying the invention, and for this purpose I have described such a preferred apparatus in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which vFigure 1 is a front elevation ofthe target.

Figure 2 is a side elevation partially in vertical section.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary section on "the line 3-3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is an elevation partially in section of 'the modified form of apparatus.

ure ii.

Figure Sis an edge view 4of the disc missiles employed in thergame. A

Referring to the -draw-ingsthe game apparatus of the present invention may `vinclude one or more disc missiles 2, which missiles arepreferably slightly enlarged towards their center and, while they may be composed `of various materials, are most desirably formed-of rubber and may be reinforced .and stiffened yparticularly at the Yedges by suitable .fabric 3. The discs 2 are intendedto behurled into vertical position .at ra targetsupported byka suitable frame 4. The ,target preferably includes-a blackboard 5, preferably mounted in a vertical; position but slanting rearwardly. At the -center of the backboard 5 is provided a horizontal supporting memberf -which `supporting member serves to ysupport in horizontal alignment aplurality-:of catches 1 between which .the discs Z-.areadapted vto .be held .when hurled thereagainst into vertical position. There is further provided a rim B extending forwardly from the -backboard, and from the supporting member 6 to the rim :8 is-stretched a diaphragm 9 of suitable mate-rial, for example vheavy canvas, for the purpose Vof .interrupting or stopping the yflight of missiles vwhich fail to ,properlyistrike the catchesof the target and by means of which such lmissiles may be caused to fall and vbe col- 1ectedat-the bottom of the target. For ,the purpose -of collecting such missiles Land also to .act as a guard against Ythedeflection of the missiles outwardly from 'the target, the target is provided `with a screen member -Iattached atone end Ito the rim 8 and preferably curved somewhat inwardly, as indicated at II.

The catches 'I vof the target, as most. clearly indicated in -Figure l3,1are formed `byfloop spring members I2,` which extend from vthe supporting member 6 outwardlyand-are curved to provide looped ends I3 .and extend thence back to .the supporting member `Ii. .The spring loops ofthe adjacent catch member .1 Aare abutting one against the other, so that when the disc missiles 2V strike between `adjacent catchr members `lthe same are ,capableof resiliently,v yielding to lreceive the disc-s .and to -provide pressure against `.the

lsides .of the .disc Vfor maintaining and holding the fsame in `positions at which thesame strike .the

catches.

In the preferred form of the apparatus, each of the catches contains in addition to the outer spring loop I2 one or more inner loops, such as indicated at I4 and I5, respectively, each succeeding inner loop extending a shorter distance outwardly from the target. By the employment of a plurality of spring loops, as indicated, the catches of the target provide successively greater spring pressure for stopping and holding the disc missiles 2, and further the disc missiles 2 penetrate from the outer parts of the catches towards the supporting part 6, thereby insuring that the apparatus is designed for properly catching and holding disc missiles striking the target under a great variety of conditions of speed.

Various means may be employed for.- holding the catches I to the supporting bar 6, and for this purpose I have indicated the provision of outer L-shaped brackets I6 at the ends of the rows of catch member 1, one leg of which brackets being bolted to the supporting member 6, as indicated at I'I, and the other leg of said bracketsbeing bolted, as indicated at I8, to `the loops I2, I4 and I5. Within the inner spring loop of each catch member I preferably provide channel-shaped brackets I9 bolted at their bases, as indicated at 20. -to the supporting bar 6. The channel f'brackets I9 which are adjacent the ends of the isequence of catches have'V one leg connected to the-outer bracket I6 by the bolts I8. Adjacent cat-ch members are clamped together by bolts 2| 'in passingthrough the -s'pring loops thereof and 'f'legs-of the channel brackets I9 withinthe adjacent catch members '1.4 ---Th'e diaphragm 9 of the apparatus may be marked in various Ways for the purpose of facili- '-tating the Score obtained as'missiles are thrown "against the target; for example, suitable pointer *insignia 22 may be provided leading from the j points where the catch members abut to suitable *designations 23 of the score corresponding tothe -V'position at which the disc missiles are --caught "Hand retained Within the target,

l Referring to Figures 4 to 8 of the drawings, I lrhaveillustrated a somewhat modied form of Ltarget employed in the game of the present invention. In the drawings, the target is indicated as comprising a back pipe 24 bent generally in *the form of -a horseshoe and provided with two horizontally extending pipes 25, which provide '-the supporting member ormeans for the grips 26. The grips 26 of the form of invention shown fin- Figures 4 and 7 may be and preferably are 'similar to those previously described. Such grips ,y are likewise provided with channel-shaped brackets l21 within the loops of the spring loopsv forming the grips and are'supported by the bars Vv25,. In order to mount and thus support the grips 26, I provide a plate 28 and block 29. The

"bolts 30 are indicated as passing from the brackfets 2'I through the plate 28 and block 29. The' block 29 is in turn attached'by bolting mea-ns 3l to the barsV 25l The catches of the apparatus are indicated as further provided with wire guides 32, the purpose of which is toprevent the discs from falling upon and laying on top of -the "grip members 26. The apparatus is provided lwith a second horseshoe-shaped pipe 33 spaced in front of Vthe rear pipe 24 by spacers 34 and providing al rim therefor. A diaphragm 35 for 'l catching the misdirected discs is stretched bef' tween the pipe 33, providing the rim of the apfparatus, to the `supporting means of the grip I'members The apparatus is also providedwith guard means 38. In order to provide a suitable means for supporting the target in the elevated position and with various desired backward tilts, I provide notch bars 31 pivoted to the bottom bars 38, which are designed to cooperate with bars 39 pivoted, as indicated at 40, to clamps 4I and attached to the bars 24.

Whilev the specific form of game apparatus herein described is well adapted to carry out the objects of the invention, it is to be understood that modifications may be made and this invention includes all such modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1- In a disc hurling game, a target including a backboard, a central support projecting from said backboard, a rim on said backboard, a plurality of grip members adapted for catching a disc carried by said supporting member, and a. diaphragm connected to said supporting member and extending to said rim.

2. In a disc hurling game, a target including a backboard, a central support projecting from said backboard, a rim on said backboard, a plurality of grip members adapted for catching a disc carried by said supporting member, and a diaphragm connected to said supporting .member and extending to said rim, said grip members including resilient loops and arranged in abutting relation.

3. In a disc hurling game, a target including a backboard, a central support projecting from said backboard, a rim on said backboard, a plurality of grip members adapted for catching `a disc carried by said supporting member, a diaphragm connected to said supporting member and extending to said rim, said grip members including resilient loops and arranged in abutting relation, and scoring indicia disposed on said diaphragm.

4. In a disc hurling game apparatus, a target therefor comprising a central supporting member, a rim member', means for supporting the supporting member and rim member, a diaphragm extending from the rim to the supporting member, scoring indicia on said diaphragm, and 'a plurality of disc gripping members projecting from said supporting member.

5. In a disc hurling game apparatus, a target therefor comprising a central supporting member, a rim member, means for supporting the supporting member and rim member, a diaphragm extending from the rim to the supporting member, scoring indicia on said diaphragm, and a plurality of disc gripping members projecting from said supporting member, said gripping members including forwardly projecting resilient loops arranged in abutting relation.

6. In a disc hurling game apparatus, a target .therefor comprising a central supporting member, a rim member, means for supporting the supporting member and rim member, a diaphragm extending from the rim to the supporting member, scoring indicia on said diaphragm, and a plurality of disc gripping members projecting from said supporting member, grip members including inner and outer resilient loops, the inner' loops terminating short of the outer loops and the grip members being abutting.

- HENRY F. MARLOW. 

